Prominence of Prayer within the Plan of God

Neh 1:1  The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol,
Neh 1:2  that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
Neh 1:3  They said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire.”
Neh 1:4  When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Neh 1:5  I said, “I beseech You, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Neh 1:6  let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father’s house have sinned.
Neh 1:7  “We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.
Neh 1:8  “Remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples;
Neh 1:9  but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’
Neh 1:10  “They are Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed by Your great power and by Your strong hand.
Neh 1:11  “O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king.

Rom 15:21  but as it is written, “THEY WHO HAD NO NEWS OF HIM SHALL SEE, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD SHALL UNDERSTAND.”
Rom 15:22  For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you;
Rom 15:23  but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you
Rom 15:24  whenever I go to Spain–for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while–
Rom 15:25  but now, I am going to Jerusalem serving the saints.
Rom 15:26  For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
Rom 15:27  Yes, they were pleased to do so, and they are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to minister to them also in material things.
Rom 15:28  Therefore, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
Rom 15:29  I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Rom 15:30  Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,
Rom 15:31  that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints;
Rom 15:32  so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company.
Rom 15:33  Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Transforming Power Statements:

1) The true beginning of our “Saved Lives” is initiated by prayer; a petition to God to save us from the penalty for sin, confession that we deserve His judgment, and a request to be translated from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of His beloved Son.

2) As we proceed in the saved life, we must be taught to develop a growing relationship with God by way prayer; and it is in this fellowship with God and one another that we nurture devotion to God, via  adoration, confession, Thanksgiving, supplication, and intercession.

3) When we come to the place where we understand our “piece in the operations of the Gospel Mission” Even more so, do we need to develop and rely on the privilege of prayer when we realize that it is in this area of prayer that our enemies strive to stop, delay, or hinder us; knowing that there is a Prominence of prayer within the plan of God; involving each of us and corporately all of us